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Chapter III
“Peace! You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum? It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.” They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed. “Poor lads!” said Brand.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Poor lads!” said Brand.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?
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From this reading “Poor lads!” said Brand.
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From this reading You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?
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From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
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From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
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From this reading You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?
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From this reading You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?
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From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
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From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
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From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
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From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Poor lads!” said Brand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
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From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
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From this reading You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Peace!
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From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Poor lads!” said Brand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Poor lads!” said Brand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
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From this reading You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
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From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
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From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
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From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It’s a hell of a long way to the Rhine, and you and I’ll be dead before we get there.”
in or at the place that
From this reading They slouched off into the darkness, three points of light where their cigarettes glowed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don’t believe that fool’s talk in the papers, chum?
